Five of Wands
The image depicts a bound figure being assailed by others, emphasizing themes of social conflict, constricted beliefs, and confrontation. Visual elements—the Thor's Hammer, burning sticks, a woodpile, and a Rune above the central figure—create a charged scene of aggression and spiritual tension. Upright, the card signals conflict, inability to trust, incompatible ideas, and constricted thinking; reversed, it warns of imminent burnout while offering a chance to rise above petty disputes, allow peace, own mistakes, and widen perspective. The Bind Rune counsels stopping and resting when you feel let down, urging retreat and recovery instead of escalation.
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Title
FIVE OF WANDS
Description
Someone has tied a person to a pole with leather straps. Their mouth hangs wide open, and they are screaming curses out to four unknown assailants. They wear dirty clothes, and the symbol of Thor's Hammer hangs around their neck. A woodpile appears at their feet. These four others wield long sticks that are on fire. A crowd of people stands near tall homes in the background. No one appears eager to help. A single Rune appears right over the central figure's head.
Upright
Constricted beliefs, conflict, unable to trust, incompatibility of ideas, confrontation.
Reversed
Imminent burnout, rise above petty disputes, allow for peace, own your mistakes, widen your perspective.
Bind Rune
Stop and rest when you feel let down.
Visual Description
A woman stands bound to a wooden stake, her dress dirty and ropes coiling around her torso as she screams. Flaming torches and burning clubs fly or burn around her, casting light and smoke into a stormy sky. A crowd of figures and rough wooden structures are visible in the background against a range of snow-dusted mountains. The ground is littered with sticks and kindling, and the scene feels chaotic and violent.
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